The 31000 block of Northeast Charity Road in La Center is closed after an early morning washout that collapsed part of the road.

Erosion stemming from a plugged pipe caused the road to give way under a vehicle around 1:50 a.m Saturday, according to a Clark County Sheriff's Office press release. The driver, 47-year-old James Sandvik of La Center, managed to free himself from the vehicle and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The washout has interrupted phone and water services in the area and the closure is expected to be lengthy.

Northeast Charity Road, part of a rural arterial that connects to Lockwood Creek Road, runs south to Battle Ground.

A detour that extends about three miles around the site has been clearly marked.